Scan2Voice is a portable desktop magnifier that enables partially sighted and low vision users to read printed material and view 3D objects on their computer. The solution consists of a portable scanner and software application.
Foldable scanner
The foldable scanner can be clicked into the A4 position, zoom position 1 and 2, whiteboard position and transport position. The scanner weighs only 1 kg and can thus be easily transported. It is suited to be used in the workplace, at school or at home.
Read documents aloud
Scanned text can be converted to editable text with the included ABBYY® FineReader® OCR software. An array of human sounding voices from Acapela and NeoSpeech are included to read text aloud. You can create your own audio book, in your favorite voice, using the Scan2Voice software and play it back as a WAV file.
Up to 40x magnification
When developing the electronic 40 x magnifying glass, particular attention was placed on its usability in day-to-day scenarios. It is possible, for example, to easily navigate around a scanned document or object. The magnifying glass works on the live video stream, scanned images and text converted with the included OCR.
Scan entire A4 page in one go
An entire A4 page can be scanned in less than 1 second at a resolution of more than 200 dpi. This is a very powerful feature to quickly scan, for example, books, magazines and batches of documents. Thanks to this high resolution, an optical zoom is no longer required. The electronic zoom makes navigating around the document much easier than moving the document beneath the camera.
Large depth of field
The large depth of field in combination with the live video stream allow small text on, for example, yogurt cups, pizza boxes, telephone displays and remote controls to be read.
Color enhancement and false colors
To increase the readability of text, a number of image enhancements are available: Contrast enhancement, inversion of colors and false colors - for example, white text on a black background, or white text on a blue background.
Word processing
Scan2Voice ships with an integrated word processor that can be used to edit texts that have been converted with ABBYY® FineReader® OCR, copied from the clipboard or from a Microsoft Word document. This allows scanned paper documentsand electronic documents to be read aloud and for the creation of audio books. Documents can be saved as DOC or PDF files.
Scan2Voice hardware and software
The Scan2Voice product range consists of a software application and hardware scanner.
It ships with a nylon carrying case, USB cable, software DVD, paper holder and camera scanner, as illustrated in the photo to the right.
Software requirements
Microsoft® Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7)
Pentium processor (2 GHz or better)
1024 MB RAM or better
USB 2.0
1 GB or more hard disk
DVD drive
Hardware scanner
Scanner: A4 camera scanner
Resolution: 220 dpi @ A4-2592 x 1944 pixel (5MP)
Magnification: Up to 40x
Scan duration: less than 1 Second
Color output: Regulate contrast, invert colors, false colors
Mass: ca 1 kg
Base dimensions: H: 12 mm, W: 90 mm, D: 85 mm
Sretched dimensions: H: 585 mm, W: 90 mm, D: 85 mm
Folded dimensions: H: 45 mm, W: 310 mm, D: 85 mm
Includet: Carrying case, 3m USB cable and software
